Let’s Get Started

So, here we are. Blogging. You’d think for a guy who spends a pretty good chunk of his time writing, this would be a walk in the park, wouldn’t ya? Of course, I suppose it would help if I actually knew what a blog is. Any reasonable person might do a little research at this juncture — you know, read a few of them, get the flavour, then have at it. But not me. Oh no, sirree bob, not this little soldier. We’re gonna forge bravely on as if I have the faintest idea what I’m doing and hope for the best.

I’m currently sitting on the settee, trying in vain to get my thoughts in order while a pair of flies alternate between fornicating on the window and dive-bombing my bald spot like kamikaze pilots trying to sink a battleship. (I’d consider myself an animal-lover, though I draw the line at these six-legged pests.) We are now a matter of weeks away from the release of Cut All Ties (barring any unforesen issues). The amount of stuff I’ve had to do to get to this stage is mind-blowing; only marginally less intimidating than the work I still have to do to push it over the finish line. Still, first-world problems, right?

If you’re reading this, I’ll assume that you’ve read the book and either enjoyed it or at the least didn’t hate it so much that you threw your Kindle or paperback copy out the nearest window. It would be nice if you had as good a time reading about Gayle Stillwater’s adventures as I had writing about her.

As it happens, I was hard at work on a totally different story when the idea for Cut All Ties came to me. (That novel is still in the works, by the way, so if you are one of the book-hurling masses — sit tight, maybe you’ll like that one when it comes out.) I envisioned Cut All Ties as a simple, straight-forward crime-thriller with a good dash of suspense thrown in. My highest hopes were that it would be fun to write and to read but would be nothing too taxing. (If you wondered whether I’m a planner or a pantser, there’s your answer.) Because of that, I didn’t have much ambition for it. I saw it as a kind of a treat for myself: an enjoyable way to pass the time and decompress after completing the first draft of a much more complicated project. You can imagine my surprise when my humble little palate-cleanser ballooned into a full-blown series of its own!

Right now, I’m at work on the follow-up, titled Burn All Bridges. What can you expect from it? In a word… more! I’d hate to ruin the susprise here, so I’ll leave it at that for the time being, but I’ll keep you all updated the closer we get to the release date.

So, I think that’s plenty of waffle for one day. After all, what good is there writing about real life when I could be writing about Gayle? Take care and I’ll talk to you later. I have no idea if that was a blog, but whatever the hell it was, thank you for reading it anyway.